Music

14 September 2012

The Kings Head N8 8AA[map]

Martin Simpson is a celebrated folk and blues musician, widely acknowledged as one of England's finest folk musicians.

25 May 2012

DHFC SE22 8BD[map]

A live performance from Martin Simpson, James Riley and Roger The Chorister.

13 April 2012

Union Chapel N1 2XD[map]

Martin Stephenson plays a range of musical styles from rockabilly and show tunes to rock and punk.

8 March 2012

The Beaverwood Club BR7 6HF[map]

An evening of classic Wishbone Ash Music Martin Turner - vocals, bass, Keith Buck - guitar, harmony vocals, Ray Hatfield - guitar, harmony vocals, Rob Hewins - drums, percussion, harmony vocals.

9 March 2012

The BoomBoom Club SM1 2EY[map]

An evening of classic Wishbone Ash Music Martin Turner - vocals, bass, Keith Buck - guitar, harmony vocals, Ray Hatfield - guitar, harmony vocals, Rob Hewins - drums, percussion, harmony vocals.

10 June 2012

Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub E17 4SA[map]

A gig from Martin Wyndham-Read, who is English by birth, and first developed his great interest in folksongs of the outback when he went to Australia in the early 1960s.

13 March 2012

Dartford Working Men's Club DA1 2AU[map]

Martyn Wyndham-Read has been involved with folk music for over forty years. He was captivated by the old songs sung by the station hands at Emu Springs in Australia which have influenced his work.

14 February 2012

Pheasantry @ Pizza Express SW3 4UT[map]

A live performance from Mary Wilson, playing rock, pop and r''n''b.

19 February 2012

Leicester Square Theatre WC2H 7BX[map]

West End Tunes meet timeless hits in this one off review. This exciting and alternative live music night features West End tunes arranged with music from the worlds of pop, jazz and R&B. Featuring a host of fabulous West End performers from shows including Mamma Mia!, Wicked, The Lion King, Jersey Boys and Billy Elliot all accompanied by a 5-piece fusion band and singing ensemble, you won’t have heard anything like this before! This brilliant, fun packed night will have you singing and dancing in the aisles and it’s all in support of Love Langdon.

15 February 2012

Cafe OTO E8 3DL[map]

A trio determined to get away from stereotypical images of improvising musicians.

18 February 2012

Boisdale Canary Wharf E14 4QT[map]

Tonight's show presents the music Sinatra recorded for the Reprise label which he set up in 1961. For over thirty years Sinatra produced a vast and varied collection of albums starting with Ring A Ding Ding and concluding with his renowned Duets albums in the ‘90s. Matthew Ford is widely regarded as the finest big band singer in the UK, having performed for five years with the multi-award winning Syd Lawrence Orchestra. He was voted 'Best UK Male Big Band Vocalist' and nominated alongside Jamie Cullum in the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Awards.

9 May 2012

Queen Elizabeth Hall SE1 8XX[map]

A gig from the Matthew Herbert Big Band, whose band’s repertoire incorporates well-known songs from a range of his previous projects with much of the focus is on 2008’s 'There’s Me and There’s You', a ground-breaking album featuring some 400 performers and a wide-ranging exploration of the theme of power. The dialogue between the classic sound and instrumentation of the Big Band and Herbert’s relentlessly spontaneous and experimental approach continues in live performance.

28 February 2012

St John's Smith Square SW1P 3HA[map]

Schubert: Schwanengesang.

17 April 2012

Purcell Room SE1 8XX[map]

11 May 2012

Cafe OTO E8 3DL[map]

9 January 2012 to 12 March 2012

Blackheath Halls SE3 9RQ[map]

This course embraces some of the finest music written by Czech composers from the late 19th Century to the 1950’s. Each of the four main composers featured will be represented by genres where they achieved real brilliance and distinction hence we shall explore the world of Smetana’s symphonic poems, Dvorák’s chamber music and Slavonic dances, Janáček’s later operas and Martinù’s symphonies. \n \nSo do join us for this feast for heart and mind.

23 March 2012

O2 Academy 2 Islington N1 0PS[map]

Live pop-rock from the former Leicester College music student.

18 February 2012

The Camden Head NW1 0LU[map]